MCZ Ichthyology 44162

Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Date Collected:

[date unknown] prior to 1993-03-01

Atlantic Ocean: Slope Water: United States

Media type: image; Ichthyology 44162

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Shows Cataloged Item: MCZ:Ich:44162 Thunnus thynnus

Current Identification
Thunnus thynnus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Animalia Chordata Craniata Acanthopterygii Gnathostomata Osteichthyes Neopterygii Actinopterygii Scombriformes Scombridae
Common Name(s): Atlantic bluefin tuna; Blue fin tuna; Blue-fin tunny; Bluefin tuna; Bluefin tunny; Northern bluefin tuna; Squid hound; atĂșn; atĂșn aleta azul; horse mackerel; southern bluefin tuna; thon rouge
Determiner: Bruce B. Collette
Nature of ID: migration
Remarks: [MUSE DETERMINER: Collette_Bruce B]

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  • field number: CARYN
  • group number: 733

Part Condition Disposition Count
skin sample (70% ethanol) good on loan 1 History
whole animal (alcohol) unchecked in collection 1 History

Attribute Value Determination On
age class adult [no agent data]
standard length 490 mm [no agent data], Method: muse migration 2010-03-19

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Slope Water
  • Country:
  • United States
  • Habitat Description:
  • [SALINITY: M]
  • Locality Remarks:
  • Surface trawl.
  • Georeference:
  • 41.6333333°, -65.550000° (Error radius: Unknown) By: [no agent data] on 2010-03-19 (Source: unknown)
  • Datum:
  • unknown
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • deg. min. sec. (41° 38′ 0″ N  65° 33′ 0″ W)
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1700-01-01 / 1993-03-01
  • Verbatim Date:
  • [no verbatim date data]
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • End of date collected range set to latest date of data entry for a cataloged item in this collecting event
  • Ich. Field Number:
  • CARYN
  • Collector:
  • RV Caryn

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Media type: text; Ichthyology 44162 Description: MCZ Ichthyology Fish cards;

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